Press Releases
Nov 21, 2019
NYCLU Statement in Response to Attacks on Pre-Trial Reforms
NEW YORK – Earlier this year, New York passed sweeping reforms that will significantly reduce the reliance on cash bail to determine a person's liberty, expand criminal discovery...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Nov 21, 2019
Journalists Sue Federal Government to Defend Free Press in ACLU Lawsuit
Government Created Secret Dossier on Journalists, Interrogated Them for Information on Sources and Reporting
Nov 20, 2019
Lawsuit Settled Against Harmony Fire District Over Alleged Sex-Discriminatory Firings
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a pair of sex discrimination lawsuits it had filed in 2016 on behalf of two female EMT/firefigh...
Nov 20, 2019
ACLU-MI Sues ICE About Detaining U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Jilmar Ramos-Gomez
DETROIT – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), together with cooperating attorneys at Loevy & Loevy, filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Cust...
Nov 19, 2019
ACLU of Georgia Sends Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Open Records Request Concerning Conditions at its Adult Detention Center
ATLANTA – Today, the ACLU of Georgia sent the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office an open records request regarding conditions at its Adult Detention Center. The Detention Center has...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Nov 18, 2019
ACLU Sues to Stop Official Prayers, Promotion of Religion by Tennessee School District
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit today challenging widespread promotion of religi...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Butler v. Smith County
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Washington, D.C.Dec 2025
Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.